East Bridgewater man arrested with gun in Stoughton

Tom Relihan The Enterprise TMRelihan_ENT

Thursday

Feb 22, 2018 at 3:04 PMFeb 22, 2018 at 6:03 PM

East Bridgewater resident Kristopher Pierce, 52, told police he brought his firearm to the Stop and Shop grocery store on Washington Street intending to confront people who believed meant his daughter harm.

STOUGHTON – An East Bridgewater man has been arrested after he brought a gun to the Washington Street Stop & Shop grocery store in Stoughton, intending to confront a group of people whom he believed wanted to harm his daughter, police said.

All Stoughton police cruisers were told to respond to an emergency 911 call from the store just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, where they found Kristopher Pierce, 52, sitting in his car.

Witnesses at the scene said Pierce had exited his car holding a black handgun and tried to order the individual whom he believed meant to harm his daughter out of their car.

Pierce was ordered out of his vehicle, and complied without incident, police Lt. John Bonney said. He was frisked for weapons, and an officer found a Smith & Wesson Bodyguard handgun in his front pocket.

Pierce was licensed to own the weapon, but the license had expired. Pierce was placed under arrest and charged with three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm in an attempt to commit a felony and disturbing the peace while armed.

East Bridgewater police were notified that Pierce had more guns at his home, and those weapons were seized without issue.